释义 |
sprod north. dial. [Of obscure origin.] A salmon in its second year.
1617Shuttleworths' Acc. (Chetham Soc.) 218 A salmon and sprodes and troutes. a1672Willughby Hist. Pisc. (1686) iv. iv. 189 Nostratibus in fluvio Ribble agri Eboracenis Salmones primo ætatis anno Smelts dicuntur; secundo Sprods. 1677Johnson in Ray Corresp. (1848) 127, I am a little jealous that their Sprods are but Scurves. 1861Act 24 & 25 Vict. c. 109 §4 All migratory fish of the genus salmon,..that is to say salmon,..tubs, yellow fin, sprod, herling [etc.]. 1884Westmorl. Gaz. 1 Nov. 5/5 A good many morts and sprods have been landed from the lower reaches of the Kent. |